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FL S0112
Resolution
Status
Introduced
11/23/2010
Primary Sponsor
Larcenia Bullard
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AI Summary
- Expresses affection and gratitude to all fathers on behalf of the people of Florida
- Recognizes Father's Day on Sunday, June 19, 2011, and its history dating back to 1909 when Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington, first conceived the idea
- Acknowledges that President Calvin Coolidge recognized Father's Day as a national event in 1924, and President Richard Nixon made it a permanent federal holiday in 1972
- Honors fathers for their roles as providers, teachers, role models, comforters, and protectors, and their contributions to a productive society and secure homes
- Directs the resolution to be recorded in the Journal of the Senate as a formal expression of respect and love for all fathers
Legislative Description
Fathers
Last Action
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
5/7/2011
Full Bill Text
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